Average is a Mean Illusion

🤔What does an average mind or body look like? Where would we find one?

All our notions of ‘normal’ and ideal are illusions – in many cases ones we all collaborate in! Averages are concepts that only exist because of human VARIETY – how ironic!

Statistics are a great tool to understand populations or groups – but they do not define any one person in any way! This is where we often get ourselves all wound up.

👁Thinking we should tend toward any ‘average’ or ‘mean’ leads us in fear and to think unkindly about ourselves (and sometimes others too). The ‘mean’ or ‘average’ of any set is more like a numerically derived guesstimate of what’s there – and actually is less likely to apply to anyone involved!

💕When we ‘deviate’ in some way from the typical, or ‘average’ we are simply demonstrating that we are all individuals that can not be accurately charted.

🥳So celebrate being a deviant! It’s natural and ideal!

💕Every Body, Mind, Beautiful.💕